Downers Grove Crime
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St. Charles man charged with Naperville burglaryOct 10, 2013 1:21 pm - A St. Charles man has been charged in connection with at least one of the recent home burglaries in south Naperville. David Teafoe, 20, of the 100 block of North 15th St...
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$1 million bail for man accused of targeting girls on FacebookOct 10, 2013 11:06 am - “If anyone asks, I’m 15.” That’s what Naperville sex offender Eric Hakala, 37, told one of several underage girls while posing as a St. Charles East High School student...
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Naperville launching 'ParentsMatterToo' anti-drug initiativeOct 10, 2013 5:30 am - Parents may be the first line of defense in keeping their kids away from the dangers of drugs, but they can't go at it alone. Now members of a Naperville nonprofit organ...
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Naperville police ask parents to check Facebook contactsOct 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Naperville police are asking parents in the Oswego, Batavia and St. Charles area to review their children's Facebook friends to see if they have been in contact with a 3...
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Glen Ellyn suspect indicted in girlfriend’s slaying, burialOct 09, 2013 4:21 pm - The homeless man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and burying her in a Glen Ellyn park has been formally indicted, authorities said Wednesday. Myron D. Ester,...
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Wood Dale man charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old girlOct 09, 2013 11:00 am - A Wood Dale man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at parks and wooded areas in DuPage County, and authorities said they're investigating alleg...
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Naperville man convicted of sexually assaulting, photographing boyOct 07, 2013 10:00 pm - Grant Gambaiani's retrial on charges he sexually assaulted and took nude photos of a 10-year-old boy ended with the same verdict his first trial did: guilty. A DuPage C...
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Former Office Depot supervisor gets 4½ years for $675,000 theftOct 04, 2013 11:13 am - A former supervisor at Office Depot in Carol Stream was sentenced Friday to 4½ years in prison for stealing about $675,000 in merchandise from the company, prosecutors s...
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No bond for man charged in Glen Ellyn slayingOct 02, 2013 7:38 am - Prosecutors say stabbing followed an argument over relationship
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Stabbing victim’s mom: ‘Whatever she had, she would always give’Oct 01, 2013 6:30 pm - Gloria Araujo realizes her daughter, Linda Valez, had her share of troubles. The 33-year-old Valez could be “overbearing at times” as she dealt with homelessness and bat...